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NIF shot 23 Feb 2025 vs NIF shot 5 Dec 2022

RANKED BY PUBLISHED TARGET GAIN Q (FUSION YIELD / ENERGY DELIVERED TO THE TARGET) #3 VS #8 CHECKED 06 SEPT 2026

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Verdict

NIF shot 23 Feb 2025 ranks #3 of 9 on Published target gain Q (fusion yield / energy delivered to the target) (Q 2.44); NIF shot 5 Dec 2022 ranks #8 (Q 1.54).

Rank 03 of 9 · leads

NIF shot 23 Feb 2025

Published target gain Q (fusion yield / energy delivered to the target)

Q 2.44

MakerLLNL / NIF

Date2025

Verified04 Sept 2026

Evidence

Same LLNL page: 23 Feb 2025, 2.05 MJ on target, 5.0 MJ yield, target gain 2.44.

Rank 08 of 9

NIF shot 5 Dec 2022

Published target gain Q (fusion yield / energy delivered to the target)

Q 1.54

MakerLLNL / NIF

Date2022

Verified04 Sept 2026

Evidence

First ignition shot: 2.05 MJ on target, 3.15 MJ yield. 3.15 / 2.05 = 1.54. Peer-reviewed in Physical Review Letters.

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Source LLNL NIF official ignition page; JET / UKAEA and the 1999 Nuclear Fusion JET DT paper Last checked 06 Sept 2026

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